{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.wing-q45364","code":"thing-q45364","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q45364/","name":"wing","alternateNames":["helicopter wing","fighter wing","Air Transport Wing","Royal Canadian Air Force Wing","Jagdgeschwader","alae sociorum","Fleet Air Wing","Geschwader","carrier air wing","Expeditionary Air Wing Royal Air Force","base command","combat wing"],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Society, people and institutions","entryKind":"thing","plane":"SOC","domain":["SOC.ORG"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A military aviation unit, varying in size by air force, in the United States Air Force usually comprising several groups or squadrons under a commander, in the Royal Air Force a formation above squadrons, and in the Royal Canadian Air Force a formation grouping squadrons at a base, with types the registry aliases name such as fighter wings, air transport wings, helicopter wings and the German Luftwaffe Geschwader such as a Jagdgeschwader or fighter wing; the alias alae sociorum names the allied contingents forming the wings of a Roman army, a separate historical usage that appears misfiled. Organisational structures change, so current unit designations should be checked against official sources.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the military aviation wing, relay organisation across air forces and history from military history and official sources at a public reference level, describe the named unit types and flag the Roman alias, and distinguish wings from squadrons, groups, air divisions and the Roman alae, without operational detail.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Formation above squadrons","Varies by country","Mission-based types","Base-centred in some forces"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a wing is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a military aviation wing, and how does it differ from squadrons, groups, air divisions and Roman alae?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about organisation, history or a specific unit, described at public reference level?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"types","name":"Types","description":"Named unit types.","findings":[{"id":"types-finding","name":"Types","description":"Types.","questions":[{"text":"What are fighter, transport and helicopter wings, RCAF wings and Jagdgeschwader, and what were alae sociorum?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific unit type?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"organisation","name":"Organisation","description":"Organisation.","layers":[{"id":"usaf","name":"US Air Force","description":"US Air Force wings.","findings":[{"id":"usaf-finding","name":"US Air Force","description":"US Air Force.","questions":[{"text":"How are USAF wings organised into groups and squadrons, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"commonwealth","name":"Commonwealth","description":"RAF and RCAF wings.","findings":[{"id":"commonwealth-finding","name":"Commonwealth","description":"Commonwealth.","questions":[{"text":"How do RAF and RCAF use the wing designation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"ww2","name":"Second World War","description":"Wartime wings.","findings":[{"id":"ww2-finding","name":"Second World War","description":"Second World War.","questions":[{"text":"How were wings and Geschwader organised during the Second World War, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Luftwaffe?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"rome","name":"Rome","description":"Roman alae.","findings":[{"id":"rome-finding","name":"Rome","description":"Rome.","questions":[{"text":"What were the alae sociorum of the Roman Republic?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Socii?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Current structures.","layers":[{"id":"current","name":"Current units","description":"Current units.","findings":[{"id":"current-finding","name":"Current units","description":"Current units.","questions":[{"text":"Which units are active, checked against official sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"heraldry","name":"Heraldry","description":"Insignia.","findings":[{"id":"heraldry-finding","name":"Heraldry","description":"Heraldry.","questions":[{"text":"How do wings use emblems and heraldry?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits military heraldry?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the structure and history of air force wings from public sources.","Explain how the meaning of wing differs between air forces, such as the US and British usage."],"mustNot":["Disclose a wing's current deployments, strength or readiness beyond what is officially published.","Assist in planning attacks on or by an air force unit.","Identify or track individual personnel of a wing without a lawful basis."],"requiresHuman":["Any use of information about a military unit in an operational decision."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Military units exist to use force, and information about them can endanger lives.","Service members and their families have privacy and safety interests."],"affectedParties":["Service members","Their families","Civilians near bases and operations"]},"owners":{"steward":"The air force of the state that raises it, under its chain of command.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q18515478","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"military aviation unit","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"squadron","type":"contains"},{"target":"Jagdgeschwader","type":"related"},{"target":"ala (Roman allied military unit)","type":"related","note":"misfiled alias"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.wing-q45364","Wikidata: Q45364 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45364)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["US Air Force wing: typically several groups note - varies","Luftwaffe Geschwader: from 1930s note - German term","registry parent: military aviation unit note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Military aviation formation","Helicopter wing, fighter wing, air transport wing, Royal Canadian Air Force wing, Jagdgeschwader, alae sociorum","Squadrons are smaller units; groups sit between in some forces; air divisions are larger; Roman alae were allied army wings","Not a physical object; shown in organisation charts, insignia and base signage."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain organisation across air forces","relay history","describe named unit types","flag misfiled aliases"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Providing operational detail","Assuming uniform sizes across countries","Misfiled Roman alias"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Air force organisational directives","NATO terminology standards"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Organising military aviation forces.","fighter wings","airlift and transport wings","helicopter wings","training wings","expeditionary wings"]}},"sources":[],"openQuestions":["The registry alias alae sociorum should be moved to Roman military entries","Should national wing definitions be separate entries?","How should official unit data be kept current?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q45364/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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